How to watch Love Island online for free: stream it online from the UK or abroad

We're into the third week of Love Island in the UK and millions of viewers have been tuning in six days a week to watch the drama, the desire, and the deceit of series 4. That and Dr. Alex's shiny shiny face of course.

There's a reason why it's become a national (and international) obsession - how long before Adam does the dirty on Rosie? Will Wes stick with Laura this week? Does anyone actually like Eyal at this point? 3.4 million of you watched the first episode of this series, and that doesn't even include those who watched online or on catchup so the show is more popular than ever.

So if you're going abroad on holiday and don't want to miss an episode, or if you live outside of the UK and want to find out what all the fuss is about, we'll show you how you can stay up to date!

For the uninitiated, Love Island is a dating show like no other. Kind of a cross between BIg Brother, Blind Date and Britain's Next Top Model - it's all abs, bikinis and downright trashiness. Only the most toned and beautiful need apply for a spot in the Majorca villa with evictees and overall winning couple being voted for by the public. And if that all sounds a little tacky, Love Island has critical chops too - it won the 'Best Reality and Constructed Factual' category at this year's BAFTA TV Awards.

Your biological clock is probably already finely tuned to Love Island's start times, but if you're anxious about missing the show when out of the country we've got some good news. We can tell you an easy, legal and - best of all - free way that you can watch every Love Island minute while away on business or on your hols.

Keep reading to discover how to keep up with the Love Island gossip, even if you're outside the UK, with our guide on how to stream for free.

How to watch Love Island online for free in the UK:

Love Island is one of those rare shows these days that people still gather around the TV for at the time of broadcast while retweeting memes, clips and opinions. But you can easily watch it via the ITV website or catch up on your mobile devices via the ITV Hub app which you can download here for Android and here for your iPhone or iPad.

The other way to watch ITV online is to go via TVPlayer.com - we actually prefer this option as the stream tends to be better quality and more robust. It's also a faster site, more responsive and quicker to get up and running with. It's still free, too.

Watch Love Island anywhere else in the world for free:

OK, so you probably already knew how to watch in the UK. So here comes the clever bit if you can't go without Love Island while you're on your hols, or if you live abroad and are curious about what all the fuss is for.

Simply download and install a VPN to change your IP address to one in the UK and head over to TVPlayer.com or the ITV Hub website for catch up episodes. You can also get the ITV Hub app for the Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, games consoles and other smart devices, and ExpressVPN will work on all these devices too so no worries there.

From there you’ll have to sign up for a free account to stream Love Island on your computer or from your favorite streaming devices to your TV. Here's how to stream Love Island with a VPN:

How to watch Love Island series 1 and 2

If you're completely new to Love Island and watch to start from the beginning - or if you're just so obsessed with Love Island that you need to watch old episodes to bridge the impossible 24 hour gap between episodes, you'll be pleased to know that you can now watch Love Island series 1 and 2 on Netflix UK. If you're outside of the UK, again you'll need to use a VPN to watch these episodes but once you've got your VPN installed it really is super quick and easy. At the moment there's no easy watch to watch Love Island series 3 but we expect this to pop up on Netflix before long.

1. Get your VPN here

2. Watch Love Island on Netflix here